Kemah
Kemah is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jarboe Bayou Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
City in Galveston County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q981422, matched on coordinates and name (659 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Jarboe Bayou Park: 1.1 mi
- Deep Hole Park: 1.2 mi
- Jennie Marie Park: 1.3 mi
- Shell Bottom Park: 1.4 mi
- Legend Point: 1.4 mi
- Ritson Morris and Elmwood Plantation: 2.5 mi
- Site of Clifton-by-the-Sea: 2.8 mi
- Nassau Bay Spire: 4.0 mi
- Harris County Boys' School Archeological Site: 4.0 mi
- Webster Presbyterian Church: 4.0 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 6.1 mi
- Bolivar Point: 19.3 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 21.2 mi
- pear: 22.8 mi
- Healing Nature: 23.2 mi
- NASA 900: 4.9 mi
- NASA 968: 4.9 mi
- Falcon 9 Rocket: 5.0 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 5.1 mi
- Shuttle Independence: 5.1 mi
- Bay Area Museum: 4.0 mi
- Space Center Houston: 5.1 mi
- Vietnam War Flight Museum: 10.2 mi
- Lone Star Flight Museum: 10.7 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 11.0 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 5.3 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Crystal Bay Butterfly Garden: 15.4 mi
- Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden: 18.2 mi
- Houston Botanic Garden: 18.4 mi
- Bolivar Beach: 20.8 mi
- Stewart Beach: 21.7 mi
- Porretto Beach: 21.7 mi
- Stewart Beach Park: 21.7 mi
- East Beach: 21.8 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 5.2 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 9.7 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 16.4 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 18.9 mi
- Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary: 20.2 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 10.1 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 12.5 mi
- Barbers Hill: 23.0 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 23.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 23.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Needle Point: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kemah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | NNE 18° | 25 m | 23.0 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | N 359° | 3 m | 12.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | SSW 194° | 2 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | NNE 30° | 0 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:47 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403604275
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